JupiterHost.Net wrote: > Hello list, > > I've seen this done, but am not sure what its called or where to start > looking... > > Instead of the output of a script via CLI being: > > # perl script.pl > line1 > line2 > line3 > etc > # > > I'd like the line to change as it runs, sort of an animated delivery: > > As soon as its run it'd look like this: > # perl script.pl > line1 > > and then change to this: > # perl script.pl > line2 > > and then change to this: > # perl script.pl > line3 > > And end up like this: > # perl script.pl > ect > # > > Does that make sense :) ??
Yes. Just print a \r to move the cursor back to the beginning of the line. perl -e '$|=1; print "\rLine $_" and sleep 1 for 1..3; print "\n"' -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
